Archdiocesan Cultural Events: 2017-2018

Only County Directors can submit entries for the Archdiocesan contest.

County Directors Submit: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners

Submission Deadline by County Directors: May 9th, 2018

Local County Submission Information

Local County Deadlines and Show Dates

County

Submission Deadline

Show Date

More Info

Bronx Borough

April 19th

May 4th

Manhattan Borough

April 19th

April 26th

Dutchess County

Art Deadline: April 11th

Essay Deadline: April 27th

April 13th

Orange County

TBD

TBD

Rockland County

April 24th thru April 27th

May 31st

Staten Island

April 9th

TBD

Ulster County

April 27th

May 4th, 5th & 6th

Westchester & Putnam County

April 27th

May 1st

Contact Anthony Badger with additional questions:

Art & Essay Awards Ceremony
DATE: Friday, May 18th, 2018

1011 First Avenue, 9th Floor Cafeteria

7:00 p.m.

Art Contest Eligibility & Guidelines:

Art will be judged in the following age divisions:

Small Fry

First & Second Grades

Beginners

Third & Fourth Grades

Learners

Fifth & Sixth Grades

Masters

Seventh & Eighth Grades

Experts

Ninth & Tenth Grades

Elite

Eleventh & Twelfth Grades

There are 6 divisions in the Art Contest: Small Fry, Beginner, Learner, Master, Expert and Elite. Send only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners from each of these divisions. In total, 18 winners will be recognized for their outstanding artwork.

Only flats in the following media will be allowed: pencil, pen, paper, oil paint, scratchboard, colored pencil, pastel, acrylic, charcoal, crayon, cray-pas, finger paint, magic marker, watercolor and mixed media (a combination of any of the above). Numbered pieces will not be accepted.

Size of art piece is not to exceed 18 x 24 inches including the matting. Please DO NOT submit work with frames and glass. We will not be responsible for any breakage.

A 3 x 5 inch index card with the artist’s name, Parent/Guardian e-mail address, address, telephone number, grade, county, division, and name of school or parish must be affixed on the reverse side of the art piece.

1st, 2nd and 3rd place County winners in each division will be judged on the Archdiocesan level. Winners of the County Contest will be personally invited to attend the Archdiocesan Art & Essay Awards Ceremony that will be helf on Friday May 18th, 2018.

CYO ESSAY CONTEST INFORMATION

Essay Contest

As in previous years the Essay contest provides a variety of selections for each participant to select a topic that will allow them the best opportunity for expression of written word. By using no more than 650 words participants should respond to one of the following prompts: The questions below were selected by the CYO Archdiocesan administrative staff after a thorough review of possible essay questions for this years contest.

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

Pick an experience from your own life and explain how it has influenced your development.

Who in your life has been your biggest influence and why?

How has CYO involvement been beneficial and impacted you in a positive way?

In what aspect of young peoples lives has social media been most productive?

Essay Contest Eligibility & Guidelines:

NOTE: There is 1 division in the Essay Contest: Elementary. In total, 3 essay submissions will be recognized for their work.

The Contest is open to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.

Essay is limited to 650 words and must be type written. Essays will be judged on content as it pertains to the topic, spelling, and grammar.

A 3 x 5 inch index card with the author’s name, Parent/Guardian e-mail address, address, telephone number, grade, county and name of school or parish must be affixed to the essay.

1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be judged on the Archdiocesan level. Winners of the Archdiocesan Contest will be personally invited to attend the Archdiocesan Art & Essay Awards Ceremony that will be held on Friday May 18th, 2018.